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Casimir IV Jagiellon

1427 - 1492

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Casimir IV (Casimir Andrew Jagiellon; Polish: Kazimierz Andrzej Jagiellończyk [kaˈʑimjɛʂ jaɡʲɛ(l)ˈlɔj̃t͡ʂɨk] ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian rulers; under him, Poland defeated the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War and recovered Pomerania. The Jagiellonian dynasty became one of the leading royal houses in Europe. The great triumph of his reign was bringing Prussia under Polish rule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Casimir IV Jagiellon is the 2,361st most popular politician (down from 1,245th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Poland (down from 78th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Polish Politician.

Casimir IV Jagiellon is most famous for being the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and for his marriage to Elizabeth of Austria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Casimir IV Jagiellon ranks 2,361 out of 19,576. Before him are Rifaat al-Assad, Frederick III of Sicily, Émile Loubet, John Turner, Emperor Ruizong of Tang, and Pompeia. After him are George Vella, Domnall mac Ailpín, Basarab I of Wallachia, Naoto Kan, Nikola IV Zrinski, and U Nu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1427, Casimir IV Jagiellon ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Yingzong of Ming. After him are Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Shen Zhou, Antonio Rossellino, and Vincenzo Foppa. Among people deceased in 1492, Casimir IV Jagiellon ranks 6. Before him are Lorenzo de' Medici, Pope Innocent VIII, Piero della Francesca, Jami, and Elizabeth Woodville. After him are Antoine Busnois, Gülbahar Hatun, Beatrice of Silva, Sonni Ali, Jaume Huguet, and Christina Abrahamsdotter.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Casimir IV Jagiellon ranks 128 out of 1,694. Before him are Klaus von Klitzing (1943), Fred Zinnemann (1907), Karl Ludwig Hencke (1793), Joseph Rotblat (1908), Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825), and Antoni Grabowski (1857). After him are Kurt Daluege (1897), Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810), Władysław Gomułka (1905), Zdzisław Beksiński (1929), Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755), and Angelus Silesius (1624).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Casimir IV Jagiellon ranks 29. Before him are Egon Krenz (1937), Catherine Jagiellon (1526), Marie Walewska (1786), Karl Hanke (1903), Arthur Liebehenschel (1901), and Alexander Jagiellon (1461). After him are Kurt Daluege (1897), Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810), Władysław Gomułka (1905), Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Géza I of Hungary (1040), and Bolesław Bierut (1892).

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